Take part in the Fourth Annual Calgary CNC From Friday through Monday.

From today, Friday April 29 through Monday May 2, you can participate in this worldwide Citizen Science project by recording your observations of plants, animals, insects – any living thing, or signs living things – on the iNaturalist app or website. It is very easy to do with a smartphone or by uploading photos to the website.

All the information you need in on the CityNatureYYC2022 webpage. This is a free event and open to all. Simply go out and take photos of any wild animals or plants The geographical area has been expanded to encompass the Rocky View and Foothills counties surrounding Calgary, including Airdrie, Cochrane, Chestermere, and Okotoks.

Here is a link to the iNaturalist page for the Calgary CNC 2022.

The goal of Bioblitzes like this is to document the biodiversity of an area over time, so we can work to preserve and protect the natural world. So please document as many things as you can – everything is important. The goal for Calgary is to have 10,000 observations in the four-day period. Take as many good photos as you can (up to four of each organism can be included). You will have a week or so to upload all your observations after the challenge. Good Luck!